Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf boarding team interdict fishing vessel towing multiple pangas suspected of trafficking cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean [Image 7 of 9]

PACIFIC OCEAN

03.05.2018

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Masaschi      

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

Boarding team members from the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf and Pacific Tactical Law Enforcement Team search a panga suspected of smuggling illicit drugs in concealed cargo holds during Bertholf’s counter narcotic patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, March 5, 2018. The Coast Guard, and partner agencies, combat transnational organized crime networks responsible for smuggling illicit narcotics through intelligence-based operations and persistent offshore presence to stop and interdict the drugs in their purest form before reaching land for distribution. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew S. Masaschi.

• Date Taken: 03.05.2018
• Date Posted: 03.19.2018 14:42
• Photo ID: 4228163
• VIRIN: 180305-G-DX668-1102
• Resolution: 7360x4912
• Size: 16.05 MB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN
• Hometown: ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA, US
• Hometown: SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US